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By: PTI | Los Angeles |
Published:September 27, 2017 12:47 pm
The Jonas Carpignano-directed film is set in the Romani community of Southern Italy
Italy has selected Martin Scorsese-produced film, “A Ciambra” to represent the country in the Best Foreign …

2:50 AM PDT 9/5/2017
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Vladimir Kozlov
Latvia has selected Melanijas hronika (The Chronicles of Melanie), a co-production with the Czech Republic and Finland directed by Viestur Kairish, for best foreign-language film for the Oscars.
The WWII …

Last updated 17:41, September 13 2017
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A still for the New Zealand short film Do No Harm by Roseanne Liang.
A Kiwi short film is in Oscars contention after being selected for a prestigious film festival.
Kiwi filmmaker Roseanne Liang's short …

RIGA Latvia has granted citizenship to ballet great Mikhail Baryshnikov, who left more than 50 years ago when the Baltic country was still under the Soviet rule.The 69-year-old Baryshnikov, born in Riga to Russian parents, will have two passports as he is …

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The Oscar race has already started for next year. Although the nominees will not be disclosed until January 23, 2018, the film submission in the foreign language category has …

Latvian short film Sarauj, Just! (Just Go!) by director Pavels Gumennikovs has been selected for the final of Manhattan Short film festival, Iveta Dortane, a representative of the festival organizers, told LETA.
This year 1,615 short films from 75 …

1:00 PM PST 1/14/2017
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Gregg Kilday
Maren Ade’s Toni Erdmann, Germany's submission for the foreign-language film Academy Award, won the FIPRESCI Prize for best foreign-language film of the year, awarded by a jury of international film …

Same-sex marriage documentary "No Dress Code Required" receives award at Palm Springs film fest. (Jan. 14, 2017)
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"Toni Erdmann," the German film that is the leading contender for a Best Foreign Language …

Oscar Foreign Language Race: The Complete List of Submissions (So Far)
More than 70 countries have announced entries in the Academy’s foreign-language race, with the total number of submissions likely to equal or surpass last year’s 80 or even 2014’s …

Oscar Foreign Language Race Breaks Record With 85 Entries
The race for the Oscar for Best Foreign Language Film set a new record on Tuesday, with 85 countries appearing on the list announced by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences.
The previous …

8:16 AM PDT 9/23/2016
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Nick Holdsworth
Latvia has submitted Laila Pakalnina's Dawn, a black and white reworking of a Soviet legend that is both a critique of Communism and tribute to the filmmaking of the time, to the Oscars in the …

Slovakia and Montenegro are the latest countries to submit films for consideration for the foreign-language Oscar.
Marko Skop’s “Eva Nova” (pictured) has been selected by the Slovak Television and Film Academy as the country’s entrant. “Eva Nova” …

The 85 countries include "Algeria," "Egypt," "Lebanon," with Yemen as a first-time entrant.The Academy will curtail the list to a shortlist which will be announced alongside other Oscar nominations on January 24, 2016 at …

October 12, 2016 - 10:48 AMT
PanARMENIAN.Net - The Academy of Motion Pictures Arts & Sciences unveiled the official submissions of 85 countries for foreign-language Oscar consideration. That’s a record number for submissions. The previous record was …

Cape Town – South Africa's true-life inspired gangster film, Noem My Skollie is one of the 85 foreign films submitted for the 89th Academy Awards.
Daryne Joshua’s first feature film will have to compete with a number of films that have already hit the …

Eighty-five countries have submitted films for consideration in the Foreign Language Film category for the 89th Academy Awards, the Academy announced today. Among the countries vying for Oscar’s attention: Yemen, which submitted I Am Nojoom, Age 10 and …

The Academy of Motion Pictures Arts & Sciences unveiled the official submissions of 85 countries for foreign-language Oscar consideration. That’s a record number for submissions. The previous record was 83 in 2014.
After screenings for voters, the …

The Academy of Motion Pictures Arts & Sciences unveiled the official submissions of 85 countries for foreign-language Oscar consideration. That’s a jump from last year, when there were 80, while there were 83 submissions in 2014.
After screenings for …

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